Students & lone soldiers
Students, gap year and lone soldiers
Kiryat Gat sits on the railway between Be'er Sheva and Tel Aviv, and the city's municipal company holds events for students and young adults, including a students' opening-of-year evening. Lone soldiers and new-oleh soldiers can get grants through the Ministry of Aliyah branch and support from national programmes; the nearest Lone Soldier Center is in Be'er Sheva.
Students & lone soldiers
Start here
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Nefesh B'Nefesh Lone Soldiers Program
NBN's programme supports lone soldiers before, during and after service.
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Lone Soldier Center
The Lone Soldier Center in memory of Michael Levin supports soldiers from their call-up until five years after discharge, with houses and community centres in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and Be'er Sheva.
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Grants at the Ministry of Aliyah
The Kiryat Gat branch (3 HaGefen St) lists grants for lone soldiers among its services.
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Army and Sherut Leumi information
NBN's IDF and Sherut Leumi section covers enlistment, rights and national service for olim.
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Student events in Kiryat Gat
The municipal company held a students' opening-of-year evening at the culture hall on 13 Oct 2026 (18+, sold out); watch its ticket site for the next ones.
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Get to campus by train
Trains from Kiryat Gat run south to Be'er Sheva and north to Tel Aviv: 27 each way on Sunday 4 Oct 2026, from about 05:15 to 23:15.
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Rav-Kav discounts
The Rav-Kav service centre is at Kiryat Gat central bus station, opposite the Be'er Sheva stop, for loading student and other discount profiles.
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Guides
Read next
- Getting around from Carmei GatTrains from Kiryat Gat station, the city buses that link Carmei Gat to the train, buses to Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, the Rav-Kav desk and Route 6.
- Your first week in Carmei GatWho to call and where to go in your first week in Carmei Gat: the 106 hotline, the absorption offices, Misrad HaPnim, Bituach Leumi, arnona, the post office and the numbers to save.
- Shabbat and shuls in Carmei GatThe shuls and minyanim English speakers use in Carmei Gat, Chabad, the mikvaot, candle-lighting time, the eruv and where families spend Shabbat afternoon.
Good to know
Trains don't run on Saturdays; for Shabbat in Carmei Gat, the shuls listed on the community site (Carmei Zion, Nechalim, Yachad and others) are the place to start.
Community groups
Where people talk
- Kiryat Gat matnas network (Instagram)Other · Kiryat Gat municipal company (matnas network)
Source
- nbn.org.il (opens in a new tab)
- lonesoldiercenter.com (opens in a new tab)
- gov.il (opens in a new tab)
- nbn.org.il (opens in a new tab)
- matnaskg.smarticket.co.il (opens in a new tab)
- open-bus-stride-api.hasadna.org.il (opens in a new tab)
- gov.il (opens in a new tab)
- carmeigatcommunity.com (opens in a new tab)
This page was written for Carmei Gat from the sources above.
